Manage Recent Media Settings in Windows 11 Media Player
Windows 11 Media Player’s recent media settings control which videos and music show up on the app’s Home screen.
You can change how many recently played items appear, from a few up to 20.
Windows 11 Media Player is the main app on your PC for playing music and videos. It automatically saves a list of what you’ve played to help you find it again quickly. If you share your computer, turning off the “Remember Recent Media” setting can protect your privacy by clearing this history from the Home screen.
To manage recent media settings, open the Media Player app and click the Settings button. Scroll to the Privacy section and toggle “Remember recent media” to Off to hide your playback history.
How to hide your recent media history
To prevent the app from remembering and showing you recently played files, thus keeping your activity private, you can turn off a setting.
- Click the Settings button located on the left sidebar of the app.
On the Settings page, you can find the Privacy section by scrolling down. To stop Windows Media Player from remembering recent media, switch the toggle labeled ‘Remember recent media’ to Off.
That’s all you need to do to hide your recently opened items.
Summary
Maintaining privacy for your Windows Media Player recent media is achievable. Turning off the ‘Remember recent media’ setting stops your past files from showing up on the Home page, giving you better control over your privacy.
How to hide your recent media history
How to check history on Windows Media Player?
Right-clicking the Windows Media Player icon on the Taskbar displays a list of recently played items. This should answer your question.
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